-Manage $4 million Active & Swim, #1 volume in the company out of 116 stores-Develop and manage 18 sales employees and 1 assistant-Communicate with buyers weekly on sales inventory needs concerning depth and new product requests-Develop year sales plan by month to exceed LY sales based on employee headcount, product and customer relationships-First department in company history to exceed $3 million in Active sales alone-Won Anniversary cup nomination at store level for highest sales increase, $85,000 over LY in July-Won 3rd Quarter Department Manager for Chicagoland (160 managers) 8.7% increase on top of #1 volume from LY-Developed 4 salespeople to higher level positions within the company

-Managed a sales team of 7 employees-Won monthly recognition at Regional meetings for highest sales increase 8 out of 10 months-Developed salesperson into pacesetter, highest yearly sales amongst peer group, only Pacesetter in region

-Grew vendor and product selection -Mentored an intern-Won monthly recognition at Regional meetings for highest sales increase 9 out of 13 months-Increased yearly sales volume by $125,000. #3 increase in the company

-Lead a team of 20 employees -Drove monthly increases in a $12 million department-Merchandised daily to inspire customers-Motivated team to deliver high quality service without commission incentives

-Received quarterly pacesetter for exceeding volume goals among peers-Ranked #1 in the department based on productivity, service and teamwork-Learned through hands on experience the different facets of a retail business